Top 10 sites for the classical music buff

The granddaddy of Canadian classical music sites, La Scena Musicale Online is definitely the place to go for news about the classical music industry. With daily links to reviews and news about the classical music scene, as well as original reviews, a calendar of Canadian classical music events, webcasts, and back issues of La Scena Musicale and The Music Scene, this bilingual French/English site is one you'll want to bookmark.

ClassicalNet
http://www.classical.net

ClassicalNet's look and feel is pretty basic - but the information on the site is anything but. This is essentially the best directory of other classical music sites available on the web. But it’s much more than a series of hyperlinks - its review and articles section in particular offers a wealth of information on current recordings.

Classical Live Online Radio
http://classicalwebcast.com/index.html

You probably have already discovered that you can listen to the CBC through your computer at http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/radio/ and BBC Radio 3 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/. But if that isn't enough online classical radio for you, check out Classical Live Online Radio. It's a very comprehensive list of classical music stations around the world.

Mutopia
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/
If playing classical music is something you love to do, this is the site to visit. The Mutopia Project provides access to editions of sheet music where the copyright has expired to download (mostly in PDF format), print, and play. Many of these editions are of high quality, and volunteers have transcribed them into an electronic format.